Friday, July 15, 2016

Ping Pong Playa!!!

Good Afternoon Ladies &
Gentlemen,

Sorry, it’s been a while. Wow!
That wedding thing is coming up quick… over the weekend we basically got things
squared away with the house, got invitations ready to send out, and all kinds
of stuff like that… and then I got a little sick. Super exciting stuff, right?
Yeah, the rest of the time was working and other super boring stuff… but there
was some notes of levity…

Thursday night, my coworkers threw
together a wonderful mid-year celebration / wedding shower for me &
another coworker with our respective spouses… and it was held at a new trendy Ping
Pong place called Spin that… I believe is owned by Susan Sarandon and
they’re popping up in big cities all over the U.S. Basically, it’s a cool hip
place where people can drink… and play ping pong between beers. Not bad, right?
There are people walking around with little nets that pick up the stray balls
so that you are safe & free to have fun. The food was great too! We had a
grand olde tyme for two hours or so… and then we got a great wedding gift! Izzy
got a Keurig and I got a Pizza Stone!!! Pictures coming soon...

The past few weeks on the Everything
I Learned From Movies Podcast (eilfm.podbean.com), we went a little
patriotic for 4th of July weekend. Did you know that Al Pacino
starred in a movie about the American Revolutionary War? Me neither!!! That
sounds hella bad ass, right? Does he play George Washington? No. Oooh, perhaps
the fiery Thomas Jefferson? Nope, not tall enough. Benjamin Franklin?
Ridiculous. Alexander Hamilton and/or Aaron Burr? That would be epic… but no.
He doesn’t play a major historic figure… nor do I think anybody that really
existed. It’s a story of the American Revolution… as told by a British
(Redcoat) writer & director… and it was made in 1985. The movie is called “Revolution:
Revisited” which is actually the 2009 recut of the movie that allegedly made
it better. You know… like the Highlander 2: Renegade Cut” was supposed to make
it almost watchable. My suggestion to you: Listen to our episode on the podcast
(eilfm.podbean.com) instead of watching this two-hour movie. We didn’t care for
it… but we do some great Pacino impressions & have fun with it.

Then we watched the currently
streaming “Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves” starring Rick Moranis in the
penultimate entry of Disney’s “Honey, I F**ked Up” trilogy. This is not to be
confused with the Jessica Alba dancing “Honey” movie series (future entry?).
This movie involves Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski, a nutty professor who
invents a Shrinking Machine… and hilarity ensues… several times. Also, in this
3rd movie, there’s a special appearance from a teenage starlet that
might catch you off guard. I know it certainly caught me off-guard. Check it
out on Netflix & let us know what you think!

THEN!!! Yes, it’s been THAT LONG
that there has been a THIRD podcast since my last update… but it’s well worth
the wait… as the latest movie reviewed is one of the all-time classics, “Devil’s
Advocate”!!! Prime Keanu & Prime Pacino with a dash of Charlize
Theron nudity… what a movie!!! Definitely check that one out if you haven’t
already… and hit us up on the websites. Coming up next week… bachelor party
pictures. Until then, have a great weekend everybody!!!